Today (7/14) is the French holiday Bastille Day and it marks the storming of a Paris stronghold 233 years ago. Since then, the day has grown to celebrate France’s independence, culture, and resilience ...

Bastille Day, which falls on the July 14, celebrates the populist seizure of power from tyrannical rule. It's also a reminder to the modern-day regime that the French citizens who invested them with ...

The French people will be celebrating their national pride today, July 14th. But there’s more to France than the delicious macarons and nutella-filled crepes. Here are some facts about la fête ...

Don’t be alarmed today if you see a red-white-and-blue-clad mime cheering for Les Bleus. It doesn’t mean you’ve missed the World Cup Final, but instead have stumbled into a Bastille Day celebration.

France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday with parades, fireworks, and festivities. The holiday marks the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in the French Revolution. This year, ...

Millions of French people all over the world are celebrating Bastille Day, a holiday that honors democracy and equality in France. Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille during the ...

WASHINGTON — Bastille Day, July 14, marks the turning point in the French Revolution, when a group of roughly 1,000 people took over the Bastille prison in Paris in 1789. The unrest was set off by the ...

PARIS (AP) — Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday — the Olympic flame lighting up the city’s grandiose military parade for Bastille Day. Just 12 days before the ...

If you haven’t gotten your fill of red, white, and blue this summer, don’t miss the chance to wave French flags on Tuesday, July 14 during Washington’s many Bastille Day celebrations. You don’t need ...

Bastille Day is technically Tuesday, but there are a few special events this weekend to celebrate the French Revolution. A Bastille Day Celebration will run from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday on the West ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is traveling to France Wednesday evening to meet new French President Emmanuel Macron and to celebrate Bastille Day. The two leaders are expected to discuss issues like ...

When President Trump heads to France next month to attend a Bastille Day parade, he will be attending an event along the Champs-Élysées that is a revered tradition in that country. Bastille Day, which ...